EMM EDB vs 時事學中文
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EMM EDB
This app offers a rich collection of educational multimedia resources, including videos, animations, and picture books, designed to support learning for kindergarten, primary, and secondary students and teachers. Resources are aligned with the school curriculum and aim to enrich the learning experience and facilitate teaching activities.
- Theme-based short videos
- Multi-ending micro movies
- Animations and nursery rhymes
- Picture books and sound tracks
- Curriculum-aligned resources
- Informational videos for parents and teachers
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Educational Multimedia (EMM) is provided by the Education Bureau (EDB) for kindergarten, primary and secondary students as well as teachers to support learning and teaching. EMM includes theme-based short videos, multi-ending micro movies, animations, nursery rhymes, picture books, photos, sound tracks, and videos which are divided into chapters and short clips of a few minutes. These resources are developed based on the school curriculum and students’ learning needs, and are provided freely for schools to facilitate the design of learning and teaching activities and to enrich students' learning experience. Besides, informational videos are also developed for parents and teachers to introduce the latest developments in education. EMM resources are available on the Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity) EMM website (https://emm.hkedcity.net) and this mobile application.
時事學中文
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1. 本應用程式為提高非華語學童的中國語文水平而設計，編寫時參考了《中國語文課程補充指引（非華語學生）》（2008）、「中國語文課程第二語言學習架構」（2014）等文件，切合高小至初中非華語學童的學習需要。 2. 本應用程式提供大量閱讀篇章，配以互動、有趣的學習活動，幫助學生提高閱讀能力。 3. 閱讀篇章取材自《明報》新聞報道，內容與學生的生活息息相關，讓學生通過時事新聞學習語文，豐富實用詞彙，務求讓學生能夠學以致用，並打破語言文化障礙，融入社會。 4. 學習內容分初階、進階和高階三個程度，各設50篇文章，由淺至深地編排，導師可按學生的能力選用。 5. 篇章備有廣東話錄音，重點詞語提供英語、烏都語、印地語及尼泊爾語翻譯，協助學生理解文章內容；篇章的每個字都能顯示部首、劃數、筆順動畫、字形尺及系統讀音。所有學習活動能夠儲存答案，並即時給予回饋，幫助學生了解自己的學習表現。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 時事學中文 at every 2 weeks against EMM EDB's every 5 months. 時事學中文 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EMM EDB against 5.0 for 時事學中文. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of EMM EDB's written reviews are positive against 50% of 時事學中文's.
EMM EDB ships an update every 5 months, 時事學中文 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EMM EDB | 時事學中文 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 香港教育電視 | Open Knowledge Association Ltd. |
Customer experience
EMM EDB
時事學中文
In-app purchases
EMM EDB
No in-app purchases
時事學中文
No in-app purchases
